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St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Secondary School
"To Trust, To Risk, To Love, To Serve"
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  • St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Secondary School
  • 10815 Dixie Road
  • Brampton ON , L6R 2W5
  • Principal: Rob Weatherbee
  • Vice Principal(s): Nancy Tsiobanos
    Matthias Ramirez


  • Superintendents: Adrian Scigliano
  • Trustee: Shawn Xaviour (Brampton Ward 9, 10)
    Darryl D'Souza (Brampton Ward 2)
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New at the Library

d'YOUVILLE BYOB BOOK CLUB

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Exciting news d'Y readers, although we cannot have a book club like in the past, I still run a book club through my Google Classroom, just click the picture to join. Here's the class code: ojkj4gg     

BYOB=Bring Your Own Book--you choose your read and what you want to tell about it.

We meet every Friday at 3:00, lots of time to finish class, grab a snack and login, check the google classroom for the meet link.

 In the past the book club was focused on Red Maple and White Pine Forest of Reading books, although I will still promote them; on the library web site, in our meetings, and on classroom posts I want you to be able to share what you like to read. We would love it if you would join, the more the merrier, especially when we play some games, it can be lots of fun. 

​Below are Last Year Red Maple and White Pine Winners and honourable mentions, great books, all of them. The ebooks can be found here:  

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2020 Red Maple

  

 No Fixed Address Written by: Susan Nielsen

Written by Susin Nielsen Felix Knuttson, twelve, is an endearing kid with an incredible brain for trivia. His mom Astrid is loving but unreliable; she can't hold onto a job, or a home. When they lose their apartment in Vancouver, they move into a camper van, just for August, till Astrid finds a job. September comes, they're still in the van; Felix must keep "home" a secret and give a fake address in order to enroll in school. Luckily, he finds true friends. As the weeks pass and life becomes grim, he struggles not to let anyone know how precarious his situation is. When he gets to compete on a national quiz show, Felix is determined to win -- the cash prize will bring them a home. Their luck is about to change! But what happens is not at all what Felix expected.

Winner 2020
 
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The Unteachables  Written by Gordon Korman  
 

The Unteachables are a wayward medley of characters: Parker the dyslexic farm boy; Aldo, who is perpetually angry; Elaine (rhymes with pain); Barnstorm the jock; Rahim the sleep-deprived artist; and Mateo, lost in fantasy worlds. Plus Kiana, who is just in town visiting her dad and isn't even registered with the school. Not to mention their teacher, Mr. Ribbit - er, Mr. Kermit - who remains in disgrace after a 25-year-old cheating scandal and is just killing time, doing crossword puzzles and waiting to take early retirement at the end of the year.Are they really incorrigible, or is it possible they are just misunderstood? This unlikely group of heroes is about to find out for themselves.

 

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In the Key of Nira Ghani Written by Natasha Deen

  Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans for her to become a scientist or doctor. Nira's grandmother and her best friend, Emily, are the only people who seem to truly understand her desire to establish an identity outside of the one imposed on Nira by her parents. When auditions for jazz band are announced, Nira realizes it's now or never to convince her parents that she deserves a chance to pursue her passion. As if fighting with her parents weren't bad enough, Nira finds herself navigating a new friendship dynamic when her crush, Noah, and notorious mean-girl, McKenzie "Mac," take a sudden interest in her and Emily, inserting themselves into the fold. So, too, does Nira's much cooler (and very competitive) cousin Farah. Is she trying to wiggle her way into the new group to get closer to Noah? Is McKenzie trying to steal Emily's attention away from her? As Farah and Noah grow closer and Emily begins to pull away, Nira's trusted trumpet "George" remains her constant, offering her an escape from family and school drama.But it isn't until Nira takes a step back that she realizes she's not the only one struggling to find her place in the world. As painful truths about her family are revealed, Nira learns to accept people for who they are and to open herself in ways she never thought possible.

 Honour Book #2

 
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2020 White Pine 

 

Winner

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Sadie  Written by Courtney Summers

A missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial-like podcast following the clues she's left behind. And an ending you won't be able to stop talking about.

Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water.

But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him. When West McCray―a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America―overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late. Courtney Summers has written the breakout book of her career. Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep you riveted until the last page.

 

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Crown of Feather Written By Nicki Pau Preto

An Ember in the Ashes meets Three Dark Crowns in this lush debut fantasy novel about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to join a secret group of warriors that ride phoenixes into battle.  I had a sister once... In a world ruled by fierce warrior queens, a grand empire was built upon the backs of Phoenix Riders—legendary heroes who soared through the sky on wings of fire—until a war between two sisters ripped it all apart...I promised her the throne would not come between us.Sixteen years later, Veronyka is a war orphan who dreams of becoming a Phoenix Rider from the stories of old. After a shocking betrayal from her controlling sister, Veronyka strikes out alone to find the Riders—even if that means disguising herself as a boy to join their ranks. But it is a fact of life that one must kill or be killed. Rule or be ruled. Just as Veronyka finally feels like she belongs, her sister turns up and reveals a tangled web of lies between them that will change everything. And meanwhile, the new empire has learned of the Riders' return and intends to destroy them once and for all. Sometimes the title of queen is given. Sometimes it must be taken.Crown of Feathers is an epic fantasy about love's incredible power to save—or to destroy. Interspersed throughout is the story of Avalkyra Ashfire, the last Rider queen, who would rather see her empire burn than fall into her sister's hands.

 

Honour Book #2


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All Our Broken Pieces Written by L.D. Crichton 

You can't keep two people who are meant to be together apart for long… Lennon Davis doesn't believe in much, but she does believe in the security of the number five. If she flicks the bedroom light switch five times, maybe her new LA school won't suck. But that doesn't feel right, so she flicks the switch again. And again. Ten more flicks of the switch and maybe her new stepfamily will accept her. Twenty-five more flicks and maybe she won't cause any more of her loved ones to die. Fifty more and then she can finally go to sleep. Kyler Benton witnesses this pattern of lights from the safety of his tree house in the yard next door. It is only there, hidden from the unwanted stares of his peers, that Kyler can fill his notebooks with lyrics that reveal the true scars of the boy behind the oversize hoodies and caustic humour. But Kyler finds that descriptions of blond hair, sad eyes, and tapping fingers are beginning to fill the pages of his notebooks. Lennon, the lonely girl next door his father has warned him about, infiltrates his mind. Even though he has enough to deal with without Lennon's rumoured tragic past in his life, Kyler can't help but want to know the truth about his new muse.

Where can you access eBooks or Audiobooks

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DPCDSB ebooks and Audiobooks

Caledon Library

 

Libby:

Mississauga Library

 

Cloud Library:

Brampton Library

 

 Watch the video's below for this years 10 great White Pine and Red Maple selections. There is something for everyone. Enjoy! 

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